Quelli erano i giorni [English translation]

Once there was a road

And a good wind took me down it

And if my memory doesn't deceive me

You were standing on the corner

Those were the days

Oh yes, they were the days

You can’t ask more from the world

And we danced even without music

Inside our hearts there was a lot more

We lived in an air bubble

That hovered over the city

People would point at us

While saying: “look at that happiness”

Those were the days

Oh yes, they were the days

And nothing could stop us anymore

When the traffic lights were red

We just crossed over happier than ever

Later on, as it’s known, as the time passes by the roses too

Stop blooming one morning

And that’s how it went

Also the good wind stopped blowing

Those were the days

Oh yes, they were the days

You can’t ask more from the world

But when I think about it again I feel a lump here

And when I sing this it loses its meaning

Today I went back to that road

A good memory took me there

You were surrounded by a group of people

And you were telling them: “my dear friends,

Those were the days

Oh yes, they were the days

You can’t ask more from the world

And we danced even without music

There was a lot more in our hearts

And we danced even without music

While our youth was passing in front of us”

• Artist:Gigliola Cinquetti